Tyler St Clair

Tyler St Clair

TYLER ST CLAIR is a music producer who has built an unconventional reputation for his inventive use of obsolete electronics. He was part of the first wave of musicians to re-purpose video game hardware into musical instruments, he’s affiliated with opening one of the world’s first D.I.Y. synthesizer hackspace/storefronts MODULAR ADDICT, and his record label RADIOGRAFFITI has become a hub for like-minded boundary-pushers and lo-tek sonic destroyers. 

Though he's taken on many roles under numerous aliases, none have captured his creative ambition like his latest project, BLACK LINES, DIN SKY. In 2022, his ANTISUMMER CLUB SPC-700 mini-album envisioned a world where K-pop and mid-90s cyberpunk SNES X-Band modem hacking overlap in surprising harmony. This lo-fi/hi-concept approach was further cemented with unique merchandising, including a 52-page self-published book chronicling its creation.

In 2023, he followed up with WRECKAGE DISPATCH, a beat tape so diverse that listeners mistook it for a compilation of multiple artists. Adding to the mystique, each cassette included a spliced tape fragment that, when combined correctly with others, revealed an additional "dispatch,” creating an immersive listening experience.

Though the early days of AMIGA home computer speedcore sound battles or warehouse rave-ins with Detroit S.W.A.T. are behind him, that same defiant energy remains at the core of his work. With his focus now firmly on Midwest Gaming Classic, he is dialed in to unleash an all-new set of jolting 8-bit music, delivering a sound only he can.
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